Continuing my countdown of last year’s best films…

Best Films of 2023
#12. May December

Todd Haynes’ thinly veiled exploration of the Mary Kay Letourneau scandal is a darkly comic, but deeply sad, look at our fascination with celebrity and the complicated truths buried beneath the tabloid surfaces.

Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton form one of the year’s best trios — I’m still bummed none of them were Oscar-nominated. Each is doing something entirely different but it somehow all gels. Melton, in particular, bares the damaged soul of his character so completely that you feel guilty for enjoying the campy perfection of his co-stars.

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